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British Airways to increase flights to South Africa
The flag carrier airline of the United Kingdom, British Airways, has announced that it will increase its service between Heathrow Airport (LHR) in London and OR Tambo International Airport (JNB) in … read more
Mt Elgon Park tourism revenue drops by 70 percent
The revenue collections generated from tourists who visit Mt Elgon National Park in eastern region have drastically dropped due to disruptions caused by the coronavirus pandemic. According to the figures obtained from Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA), revenue collection dropped by 70 per cent since March last year when coronavirus hit the … read more
Seychelles' President - Pfizer Vaccines to Arrive - Tourism Numbers Back to Normal
Seychelles will receive a storage facility needed for Pfizer's version of the COVID-19 vaccine on Saturday in time for a consignment soon to arrive in the country, President Wavel Ramkalawan said in his third live news conference.
Ramkalawan told media representatives on Thursday that the country is recording some success with the continue… read more
Royal Caribbean plans to have full fleet back in service by May, 2022
Royal Caribbean International plans to have all 25 of its cruise ships back in service by spring next year as it prepares for the second phase of its cruise resumption program. Royal Caribbean currently has 12 cruise ships back in service, sailing from Galveston in Texas, Port Canaveral and Miami in Florida, Seattle in Washington, Singapo… read more
Emirates suspends Nigeria flights 24 hours ahead of planned resumption
Emirates' flights to and from Nigeria will remain suspended until 15 August 2021, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) carrier has said foreclosing resumption of flights between the two countries by today (Thursday, August 5) as earlier announced.
This is coming 24 hours before it resumed flight operations for the route after a series of halts.… read more
Launch of revised Magical Kenya Tourism and Travel Health and Safety Protocols for the "New Normal"
Tourism & Wildlife Cabinet Secretary, Hon. Najib Balala, has launched the revised Magical Kenya Tourism and Travel Health and Safety Protocols for the ‘New Normal’.
“With the majority of people embracing the Covid-19 vaccines worldwide, we deem it important to issue a comprehensive Covid-19 vaccination policy and procedures for both gu… read more
Innovation, technology and digitalization necessary for tourism evolution – Elcia Grandcourt
In an ever-changing scene of the tourism world, occasioned by the onset of COVID-19, which has affected global travel and tourism, the sector is experiencing its most radical evolution yet.
While this presents a myriad of uncertainties for businesses and livelihoods that are dependent on tourism and travel, the Director of Africa… read more
Tourism sector continues to reel from the pandemic
When Covid-19 hit Kenya in March last year, meetings, incentives, conferences and exhibitions (Mice) became the country's lifeline as the travel and tourism industry took a beating.
But it was just for a while. Although the industry's worst year in living memory ended with hope, things changed again when the government announced new contai… read more
How many passengers have caught COVID since cruises resumed?
As cruise resumption plans continue to ramp up globally, many will be keeping an eye on the number of passengers that catch coronavirus on cruise ships in the months ahead.
While coronavirus cases are being tracked in countries across the world by national and global health authorities such as the WHO, there’s much less hard data available… read more
SiteMinder World Hotel Index: UK hotel bookings hit highest level since March 2020
Hotel bookings in the UK have reached their highest level since the start of the pandemic, according to SiteMinder’s World Hotel Index, sourced from the company’s open hotel commerce platform, used by 35,000 hotels and connected to more than 400 hotel booking channels globally.
This is the most concrete confirmation so far of the “staycati… read more
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